Sometimes Merlot Joe’s mixing and matching works perfect. Sometimes it blows up in his face. Today was a little of both but more so the juggling of lineups like shuffling a deck of cards worked for the Rays skipper. John Jaso sits for Kelly Shoppach. Boom! Two-run homer. The immortal Elliot Johnson [...]
So when’s the payback coming for Kevin Youklis? The guy has run to first base how many times in his eight seasons? To break inside the baseline and spike Casey Kotchman at first in the ninth is miles from acceptable. Nobody’s going to tell Joe that wasn’t intentional. Total BS at the [...]
A look at who is producing and who isn’t.
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The One Where We Discuss Johnny Lead-Off, Longo’s 4-Base Dash, And The Rays’ New Left Fielder
See what happens when the sticks come out to play? When Joe learned Dirtbag and Bossman likely had too much sushi at the wrong shop and couldn’t play because Pepto Bismol wasn’t getting the job done, Joe was ready for a loss. Of late, the Rays and their (lack of) offense weren’t helping [...]
Dan Johnson Designated For Assignment; Ruggiano Promoted
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The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. click above image for boxscore THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… My Chart of the Day over at Business Insider looks at how baseball’s steroid testing has affected [...]
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While the Yankees ended up signing Rafael Soriano, Brian Cashman first had his eyes set on Grant Balfour. But Cashman made it clear in the aftermath of signing Soriano, that he didn’t want to give up the Yankees first round pick. And as a Type A free agent, Balfour would [...]
Marc Topkin is reporting that the Rays have designated Leslie Anderson and Justin Ruggiano for assignment. The move clears space on the 40-man roster for Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez. The Rays now have 10 days to trade Anderson and Ruggiano or have them subjected to waivers. Moving Ruggiano means
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Jon Heyman adds some clarity to the possibility of Rafael Soriano signing with the Yankees, something that has produced conflicting reports recently. Heyman says the Yankees interest likely hinges on Andy Pettitte. If Pettitte retires, Heyman says the Yankees “could go for Soriano.” But if Pettitte comes back for another [...]
